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Plants in space; FarmBots; saving turtles with a smartphone; and swamp life with ‘Ginger’ the dinosaur

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Sunday 18 August Highlights from the final day of National Science Week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. VIC: Art meets science in a high-tech exhibition inspired by science fiction NSW: Meet ‘Ginger’ the life-sized Australovenator dinosaur at Science in the Swamp – Centennial Park, Sydney VIC: Breakfast in … Continued

FIRST-OF-ITS KIND PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHES TO SUPPORT AUSSIES ON MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS TREATMENTS

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With novel weight loss medications becoming mainstream, more resources are now available to help Australians build long-term healthy habits while losing weight  The new in-app plan by the number one food global nutrition and food-tracking app MyFitnessPal, offers members tools and guidance to help mitigate side effects of weight loss medications and encourage proper nutrition … Continued

The Poo Palace; fun with rocket scientists; your brain on AI; sharks in Dubbo; and bird-spotters wanted

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Saturday 17 August Highlights from day 8 of National Science Week’s 9-day week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. NSW: Dr Karl and a T.rex autopsy at Sydney Science Trail NSW: The Indigenous night sky, bush food, and technology – Redfern QLD: ‘We’re All Aliens, Baby’: science songs and … Continued

Mother-of-two consecrated as bishop in Adelaide

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Sophie Relf-Christopher was consecrated bishop in St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral last night (August 15), becoming the second woman bishop for the Anglican Church of Adelaide and one of the youngest bishops in Australia. Hundreds packed the cathedral to welcome the mother of two as Assistant Bishop of the Adelaide Diocese. Bishop Sophie was born in … Continued

Plants in space; FarmBots; a Poo Palace; saving turtles with a smartphone; and swamp life with ‘Ginger’ the dinosaur

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Sunday 18 August Highlights from the final day of National Science Week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. VIC: Art meets science in a high-tech exhibition inspired by science fiction NSW: Meet ‘Ginger’ the life-sized Australovenator dinosaur at Science in the Swamp – Centennial Park, Sydney VIC: Breakfast in … Continued

The Poo Palace; fun with rocket scientists; your brain on AI; sharks in Dubbo; and bird-spotters wanted

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Saturday 17 August Highlights from day 8 of National Science Week’s 9-day week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. NSW: Dr Karl and a T.rex autopsy at Sydney Science Trail NSW: The Indigenous night sky, bush food, and technology – Redfern QLD: ‘We’re All Aliens, Baby’: science songs and … Continued

The Milky Way is Australia’s #1 ‘most amazing thing’ to see in the night sky?

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National dark sky poll reveals: There’s no place like our ‘galactic’ home, if only we could all see it Embrace your dark side and vote in our national poll. Media contacts: Shelley Thomas, shelley@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0416 377 444; or Tanya Ha, tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863. Images: Dropbox link  Read more: www.abc.net.au/news/science  Amazing [adjective]; causing great … Continued

Are schools gaming NAPLAN to manipulate academic performance?

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Schools may be strategically manipulating participation in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) to improve their public performance results, according to new research from UNSW Business School.  The research found that schools with lower initial test scores relative to other schools teaching similar student bodies show higher rates of non-participation in NAPLAN … Continued

Take a bow-wow-wow Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

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Dog-friendly itineraries and 190,000 blooms at the country’s most beautiful event next month Imagery HERE     As if celebrating 75 years of petal power was not enough! This year the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers (TCOF) features Petals and Pups – an official dog-friendly program, completely dedicated to hounds and their humans, and in salute … Continued

Shifting away from China for critical minerals would increase costs and delay the energy transition, warns Wood Mackenzie

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 Shifting away from China for critical minerals would increase costs and delay the energy transition, warns Wood Mackenzie  Replacing Chinese copper supply chains requires US$85 billion for new smelting and refining SINGAPORE/LONDON/HOUSTON/ 15 August 2024 – As major global economies look to reposition critical minerals supply chains outside China, the resulting inefficiencies could increase the … Continued